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Govt unveils smart Consumer mobile app
The government launched a host of online initiatives including a mobile App ‘Smart Consumer’ and an ‘Online Consumer Mediation Centre (OCMC)’ to provide speedy redressal of consumer grievances.
Indian Express report Business Standard report
24 December 2016

Empowering consumers to make better choices and revolutionising product data exchange in the retail sector
GS1 India announces the launch of its new DataKart service, a repository of retailed products sold through retail stores and through online shopping portals.
PTI report 26 Nov 2016

Big Benefits, Small Codes
The use of GS1 standards help dairy companies grow their business.
Read more 26 Nov 2016

Alibaba to use GS1 barcodes to aid buyers, clamp down on fake products
China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba signed a strategic agreement with GS1 China during the GIEC 2016 International IT Business Forum in Beijing.
Read news 23 Aug 2016

Google shopping’s new GTIN requirements
With Google Shopping, finding the right customers starts with creating a good product data feed: the better your feed, the more easily we can connect you with online shoppers.
Read news 9 Sep 2016

Five reasons why GTIN should be your new favourite Google Shopping acronym
If you sell a product that has a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), you need to include that in your feed by May 16, 2016, or else those items will be disapproved.
Read news 25 Apr 2016

GS1 FASTag allow non-stop movement of vehicles at 275 toll plazas
You will be able to zip through toll plazas across the country from Monday as NHAI is making cashless payment mechanism (FASTag) operational at 275 toll plazas
Economic Times report 20 April 2016

GS1 standards-based smart tags to track freight containers
Government to track the movement of freight containers through a smart chip to speed up cargo movement and decongest ports.
Read Times of India report 17 Apr 2016

Consumer Protection Bill 2015 seeks to mandate the use of GTINs
The consumer protection bill has provision for "mandatory use of unique and universal goods identifiers (GTINs) to prevent unfair trade practices and protect consumer interests."
Times of India report The Economic Times report
23 Mar 2016